Miguel Trujillo, Sr., and his daughter, 1943. Associated Press file photo. Courtesy of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque
NMDCA News:
Join Gordon Bronitsky, PhD, Founder and President of IndigeNOW! for an ONLINE production, “Miguel Trujillo: New Mexico’s Unknown Civil Rights Hero” as part of the Friends of History monthly lecture series.
This month’s Friends of History First Wednesday Lecture Series, from 12-1 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, features a presentation about the history of Miguel Trujillo. When New Mexico became a state in 1912, its constitution denied Indians the right to vote. In 1948, Miguel Trujillo, a WWII Marine veteran from Isleta Pueblo, sued New Mexico and obtained the right to vote for Indians of the state. This presentation tells his story, so people can have a better understanding of the background for denying Indians the right to vote in 1912 and can think beyond the Three Peoples myth—Indians, Hispanics, and Anglos living in harmony—to the reality of the struggle that began with the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and continues today.
Register online for this free lecture.
Friends of History, a nonprofit organization of volunteers dedicated to supporting the New Mexico History Museum, offers the public monthly programs from a diversity of speakers who are leading experts in their fields and have contributed to New Mexico’s history.
